Impactor-extractor

1. An impactor-extractor for inserting or extracting a stem of a prosthesis into or from a bone, the impactor-extractor comprising:

a body having a first end and a second end, the body including an impact head located at the first end of the body;

a lever connected to the body, the lever pivotable about a first pivot point;

a base located at the second end of the body, the base including a first taper connector sized to mate with a second taper connector of the stem;

a lock located at and pivotable about a second pivot point proximate the second end, the lock including an extension configured to secure the stem to the first taper connector; and

a linkage connecting the lever and the lock, wherein movement of the lever in a first direction causes the lock to pivot about the second pivot point and the extension to engage the stem, and wherein movement of the lever in a second direction causes the lock to pivot about the second pivot point and the extension to disengage the stem.

2. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the first taper connector is a male taper and the second taper connector is a female taper.

3. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the first taper connector s a female taper and the second taper connector is a male taper.

4. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the extension includes a protrusion sized to be received within an indentation formed in the stem.

5. The impactor-extractor of any one of or any combination of claims 1 - 4 , further comprising a sleeve sized to fit over the first taper and into the second taper.

6. The impactor-extractor of claim 5 , wherein the sleeve is selected from a plurality of sleeves, each of the plurality of sleeves configured to mate with stems of differing sizes.

7. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the base is selected from a plurality of bases, each of the plurality of bases configured to mate with stems of differing sizes.

8. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the linkage rests within the body.

9. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the impact head includes:

a proximal surface for receiving an impaction force to seat the stem within a canal of the bone; and

a distal surface for receiving an extraction force to unseat the stem from the canal of the bone.

10. The impactor-extractor of claim 1 , wherein the base includes a baseplate located between the first taper and the body, the baseplate configured to disperse an impaction force over a surface of the stein.

11. The impactor-extractor of claim 10 , further comprising a sleeve sized to fit over the first taper and a contact surface of the baseplate and into the second taper.

12. An impactor-extractor for inserting or extracting a stem of a prosthesis into or from a bone, the impactor-extractor comprising:

a body having a first end and a second end, the body including an impact head located at the first end of the body, the body having a curved profile such that a distal surface of the impact head is offset from the second end and normal to an axis of the stem;

a lever connected to the body, the lever pivotable about a first pivot point;

a base located at the second end of the body, the base including a first taper sized to be received by a second taper of the stem;

a lock located at and pivotable about a second pivot point proximate the second end, the lock including a protrusion sized to be received within an indentation formed in the stem; and

a linkage connecting the lever and the lock, wherein movement of the lever in a first direction causes the lock to pivot about the second pivot point and the protrusion to engage the indentation, and movement of the lever in a second direction causes the lock to pivot about the second pivot point and the protrusion to disengage the indentation.

13. The impactor-extractor of claim 12 , wherein the first taper connector is a male taper and the second taper connector is a female taper.

14. The impactor-extractor of claim 12 , wherein the first taper connector is a female taper and the second taper connector is a male taper.

15. The impactor-extractor of claim 12 , wherein the base includes a baseplate located between the first taper and the body, the baseplate configured to disperse an impaction force over a surface of the stem.

16. A method of implanting a stem of a prosthesis into a bone of a patient, the method comprising:

resecting a head of the bone;

reaming a canal within the bone;

inserting a first taper of an impactor-extractor into a second taper of the stem;

rotating a lever about a first pivot point from a first position on a body of the impactor-extractor to a second position on the body of the impactor-extractor, wherein rotating the lever causes a lock to pivot about a second pivot point located proximate the first taper such that an extension of the lock engages the stem,

inserting the stem into the canal within the bone; and

impacting a distal surface of an impaction head of the body to seat the stem into the canal.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising extracting the stem from the canal.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein extracting the stem from the canal includes:

inserting the first taper of the impactor-extractor into the second taper of the stern;

rotating the lever from the first position on the body to the second position on the body,

wherein rotating the lever causes the lock to pivot about the second pivot point located proximate the first taper such that the extension of the lock engages the stem; and

impacting a proximal surface of the impaction head of the body to unseat the stem from the canal.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first taper connector is a male taper and the second taper connector is a female taper.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first taper connector is a female taper and the second taper connector is a male taper.